Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
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| Genre | Action-Adventure-Comedy |
| Creator(s) | Haim Saban ea. |
| Starring | Kirby Morrow Jason Gray-Stanford Matt Hill Lalainia Lindbjerg Saffron Henderson Stephen Mendel e.a. |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Original channel | FOX |
| Original run | 1997 – 1998 |
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Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (NT:TNM) was a short-lived live-action television series produced by Saban, which ran on the Fox Kids network from 1997-1998. The series was based loosely from Mirage Studios' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The series introduced many new elements to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles saga, including new central antagonists, an army of humanoid dragons known as "The Rank" led by the vicious Dragonlord.
The series was touted (in some of the promotional material) as a continuation of the first cartoon series, but by the period of time it aired it turned apparent that this was not the case. Instead, the series apparently followed the continuity of the live-action films. The turtles lived in the same abandoned train station featured in the second and third films, and Splinter's ear is slashed as it was in the original film. However, most fans tend to regard the films and the series as 2 separate entities, citing differing styles, The Shredder being alive (and no longer Super Shredder) and the absence of April O'Neil and Casey Jones. However April and Casey were planned to appear in the second season.[citation needed]
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[edit] Cast
- Leonardo: Gabe Khouth
- Michaelangelo: Jarred Blancard
- Donatello: Richard Yee
- Raphael: Mitchell A. Lee Yuen
- Venus de Milo: Nicole Parker
- Splinter: Fiona Scott
- Voice of Leonardo: Michael Dobson
- Voice of Michaelangelo: Kirby Morrow
- Voice of Donatello: Jason Gray-Stanford
- Voice of Raphael: Matt Hill
- Voice of Venus: Lalainia Lindbergh
- Voice of Splinter: Stephen Mendel
- Silver: Gary Chalk
- Monkey Thief Mick: Michael Dobson
- Monkey Thief Dick: Ronnie Way
- Chi Chu: Lauren Attadia, Sherry Thorson
- Vam-Mi: Saffron Henderson
- Bonesteel: Scott McNeil
- Bing: Colin Musback, Justin Soon
- Chung I: Chang Tseng
[edit] Episode Guide
- Episode 01 "East Meets West" Part 1
- Episode 02 "East Meets West" Part 2
- Episode 03 "East Meets West" Part 3
- Episode 04 "East Meets West" Part 4
- Episode 05 "East Meets West" Part 5
- Episode 06 "Staff of Bu-Ki"
- Episode 07 "Silver & Gold"
- Episode 08 "Meet Dr. Quease"
- Episode 09 "All in the Family"
- Episode 10 "Trusting Dr. Quease"
- Episode 11 "Windfall"
- Episode 12 "Turtles Night Out"
- Episode 13 "Mutant Reflections"
- Episode 14 "Truce or Consequence"
- Episode 15 "Sewer Crash"
- Episode 16 "Going Ape"
- Episode 17 "Enemy of My Enemy"
- Episode 18 "King Wick"
- Episode 19 "The Good Dragon"
- Episode 20 "The Guest"
- Episode 21 "Like Brothers"
- Episode 22 "Unchain My Heart" Part 1
- Episode 23 "Unchain My Heart" Part 2
- Episode 24 "Unchain My Heart" Part 3
- Episode 25 "Unchain My Heart" Part 4
- Episode 26 "Who Needs Her"
[edit] Venus de Milo
The show's most notable contribution to the Turtles mythos was a fifth mutant turtle, a female named Venus de Milo who was skilled in the mystical arts of the shinobi; however, some mistaken her in utilizing Kung Fu rather than ninjitsu due to many of her fighting techniques and tools. Venus was portrayed by Nicole Parker and voiced by Lalainia Lindbergh. The inclusion of Venus proved controversial among fans and many considered the existence of the character to be distasteful.
At the time it was said that Fox created the Venus character and forced Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird to include her in the series. While both were opposed to the idea of a female Turtle, they complied with Fox’s demand. However, it has also been rumoured that Venus was initially created by Kevin Eastman (who didn't want this fact to be meant for public knowledge, as it violated a longstanding unofficial right which mandated "no female Turtles"). Whether this is true or not, Eastman seems to have a somewhat positive opinion of the character. Peter Laird, however, openly admits his disdain for her and has removed her profile from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles official website.
[edit] Cancellation
The show was cancelled in the summer of 1998. Fans of the series have theorized that this was because Saban and Fox were unwilling to pay further licensing fees to Mirage Studios. Shortly after the live-action series was cancelled, there were plans for an animated version of the series, but this never materialized.[citation needed]
[edit] Trivia
- The bounty hunter Bonesteel was portrayed by well-known anime and cartoon voice actor Scott McNeil. This was the first time his face was revealed in a live-action show.
- A film, action figure line, and comic book series based upon TMNT:TNM were proposed; however, only the toy line was created and is considered a rare find due to its low release to retailers. The film and comic book series were never made due to the lackluster reaction to the show. However, a selection of junior novelizations, colouring, and activity books for children was made available by Random House Publishing.
- In their short run, the turtles managed to team up with the Power Rangers. In the episode "Shell Shocked" from the in Space season of Power Rangers, the Turtles were brainwashed by Astronema and forced to fight against the Rangers. When the Rangers managed to break Astronema's control, they and the Turtles teamed up and defeated Astronema's force. Before departing, the Turtles had one request from the Rangers. In the end, they are seen space surfing on the Rangers' Galaxy Gliders.
- To date this is the last appearance of live action Ninja Turtles.
[edit] External links
- Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation at the Internet Movie Database
- Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation at TV.com
- FOGU - Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
- Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
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| The TMNT Franchise |
| Comics: Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Tales of the TMNT | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures | Daily comic strip TV series: 1987 cartoon (episode list) | The Next Mutation | 2003 cartoon (episode list) Films: TMNT (1990) | TMNT II | TMNT III | TMNT (2007) Games: Role-playing games | Video games Other related articles: Food tie-ins | Action figures |
| The TMNT Universe |
| Characters: Leonardo | Michelangelo | Donatello | Raphael | Splinter | April O'Neil | The Shredder | List of characters Races and organisations: Foot Clan | Utrom | List of races and organisations Objects and places: Battle Nexus | Dimension X | Magical objects | Planets | Robots | Technodrome |
| Power Rangers |
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| Television series |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers • Alien Rangers • Zeo • Turbo • Space • Lost Galaxy • Lightspeed Rescue • Time Force |
| Wild Force • Ninja Storm • Dino Thunder • S.P.D. • Mystic Force • Operation Overdrive |
| Movies |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie • Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie |
| Characters |
| Rangers • Zords • Villains • Enemy grunts • Monsters • Other Characters |
| Related series from Saban Entertainment |
| VR Troopers • Masked Rider • Big Bad Beetleborgs • The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog • Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation |
| Other related series |
| Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad • Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills |
| See also |
| Fox Kids • ABC Kids • ABC Family • Toon Disney • Jetix • Saban • Disney • Super Sentai |
